Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Serb Chief Cornered as Referendum Ploy Backfires
"He started this process with extreme radical positions but has gained nothing from it," Topic observed.
The President of the Serb-majority entity first launched an initiative for a referendum on the powers of the state court and the OHR last July.
Radovan Karadzic’s Former Adviser Arrested
Jovan Tintor, a high-ranking wartime politician and former adviser to Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic was arrested on suspicion of taking part in war crimes in Vogosca near Sarajevo.
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Bosnian Serb Genocide Convict Dies in The Hague
The former intelligence chief of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Main Headquarters, Zdravko Tolimir, who was convicted of the genocide of Bosniaks from Srebrenica, died in the Hague Tribunal’s detention unit.
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Bosnian Serb Leader Postpones Controversial Referendum
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik yielded to growing internal and international pressure on Monday and announced he was postponing the disputed referendum which had threatened to raise ethnic tensions in the country.
Constitutional Court Ruling Adds to Bosnia's Turmoil
The Bosnian Serb proposal to reform Bosnia's Constitutional Court caused a stir in the House of Representatives of parliament on Wednesday after the Constitutional Commission - in charge of examining the constitutionality of draft laws before they are submitted to the chamber - rejected it.
Bosnian Serb Referendum ‘Can’t Destroy State Judiciary’
Legal experts said a referendum in Bosnia’s Serb-led entity Republika Srpska questioning the authority of the state court and prosecution would not weaken the state judiciary but would destabilise the country.
Belgrade Honours Bravery of Serb Who Saved Bosniak
Twenty-three years after death of Srdjan Aleksic, a Bosnian Serb who died saving his Bosniak friend’s life during wartime in 1993, Belgrade officials unveiled a sign dedicating a city street to him.
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Bosnian Army Commander Naser Oric Goes on Trial
Former Srebrenica commander Oric went on trial in Sarajevo for war crimes, accused of being responsible for killing three Serbs in 1992 - a case which has angered the country’s Bosniaks.
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Ivanovic's defense to appeal "perplexing" verdict
Oliver Ivanovic’s lawyer Ljubomir Pantovic said that the nine-year prison sentence handed down to his client on Thursday was "bordering on scandal."
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Bosnian Presidency Ex-Member Faces War Crimes Trial
The state court confirmed the indictment of Borislav Paravac, a Serb former member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, for taking part a wartime attack that killed several hundred Bosniaks and Croats.